Vise



March 10, 1925.

'1 I 1,529,251 w. c. HANSEN VISE Filed Aug. 12 1922 WWW Patented Mar. 10, 1-925.

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Be it knownthat I, WI'LLJAMC. HANS-EN, 'a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the'county of Milwaukee 5 and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvementsfin Vises, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying'drawings, which are a part'of this specification. i

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tools, and refers more particularly to what may be termed a general utility vise. 1

The ordinary type of bench vise is often times objectionable as 'whenitis desired 'to handle Work of a peculiar shape-or construction it is impossible to so secure the same in the vise as to facilitate working thereon, and it is, thereforaone object of this invention to provide a vise which is capable oi substantially universal adjustment to permit the positioning of its working'jawsin' any position convenient for the'working on rnaterial secured therebetween. This invention has for another of its 'objects to provide an improved typeof vise which is so mounted as to permit its adjustment on three different axes, or any one of them. i

It is a furtherobject of this invention to 'provide an improved, substantially universally adjustablev'ise which maybe; constructed at a minimum cost and which will perform its functions in a very desirable manner.

which will appear as the description. proceeds, my invention residesin the novel con-,-

In the accompanying, drawings, I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the "best mode I have.

so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof. and in which:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section, illustrating a universal vise constructed in accordance with my invention; and

on its outer face, through which projects a With the above and other objects-in viewclamp bolt*-9-, on the.inner-end of which ilSg.1 Y

mounted a table engaging-head 10. and on the: other end 'ofwhich'is a'hand wheeL-ll for convenience, in firmly securing. the

mounting to the support, If des;ired,vthe 70." table engaging; part .of the; mounting-j may i be provided with -aper;tured lugs or ears 12' through'whic'h suitablewsecuring.members (not shown) may be insertedgto firmly fasten the "mounting to the support'independent 0f'bOlt9. Jr The mounting, illr'istrated in Figure; 1, has 'a centrally bored, upstanding boss;13

stud 14) which provides I a pivot ;for a; bracket arm 15, the- -lower.end;16 of which has a cir- I cular; boss 1;Z rotatablymounted in the; bore 18 ofi'boss 13, to cooperate-with stud 14;-jto swivellingly. mount the, bracket arm. The

bracket arm is firmly secured in any-position of adjustment, about the center ofbolt 14 asg anaxis, by-arlocknutl9 on the upper end thereof which is operable tool-amp the periphery, of end 16 against the top face of boss 13, as will be readilyobvious. In Figurez2, bracket arm 15;is illustrated; as: integral with the mounting, proper, as

often-times it-is desirable to-eliminate the adjustment about the center of the stud. The upper end 20 of the bracket arm is counter-bored, as, at 2,1, to rotatably receive; a boss 22 carried-qbya sle'eveniember 23, which-is rotatableaabouttheaxisofbore21 and adapted to be secured in -any. position- -of adjustment bya; clamp nut 24; on the outerend of a stud 125,."car17ied by the sleeve; memberandpassed through the rear wall of the bracket memberfend 20. h 1

Sleeve 23g=istsplit as a tj26, and has-reg istering ears orlugsQ'? formed on the opposite sides thereof through which passes a bolt 28, carrying a hand wheel 29 for draw-' ing the split ends together and to-firmly clamp the barrel or shank 30 of the vise proper, to be later described, in any position of adjustment. As clearly illustrated in Figure 1, shank30 is rotatably' mounted in the sleeve member and is held from longitudinal movement byroneor more ribsBl f I "fac'erecessed, a sleeve member, a boss on the I formed on the vise shank and'engaginga shoulder 32 formed on the inner wall 1 "recess of said vertical p r means the sleeve member. Formed integral with shank orj barrel; 30

V is a large and a small lowervise jaws 33 and and small movable'jaws 35 and 36, respec- 34, respectively, with, which 2 cooperate large tively. The movable jaws 35.-and 36' are carried by across head 37, from which ex tends a 'shank 'member 38', of substantially 'nally slidably mounted in the barrel 30, the

U-shaped cross-section, which'is longitudishank having a screw shaft 38 passed therethrough', which is 111 threaded engagement upper end of'the' screw shaft is passed *Witha lug 4E0 "carried by barrel and projecting into-" the'chiannel of shank 38. The

I 7 through cross head and hasa handle member 411 secured thereto to permit the easy 'rotationofishaft '39 to move" the jaw members 38 and',jand 3e and '36 toward and away from" each otherL.

From the foregoing descri pti'on. taken in i'coiinection with I the accompanying draw ings, it willbe "readily obvious that I provide a,vise which is adjustable onthree difierent planes to thus facilitate thelian- .lustrated dling of :workof anyf'chai'a c'ter 'ouclesign or which {may be" supplied with a" support mounting to permit itsladjustmentl on but two planes, The various parts are insured su'flici'ent rigidity by the formation of rein- "forcing ribs 42' and thus} no sacrifice of strength results I from thefconstructionil- What I cla m as bracket arm andsaid' support, a sleeve member,"a swivelconnection between the sleeve member and theother end of the bracketarm, and a'vise carried by the :sleeve meme; V

' :prisingv. a support, a split sleeve adjustable ber- T:

2. A'fdevice of the character described,

comprising a support,fa "bracket arm, a

swivel connection betweenione end of the bracket arm andsaid support, asleeve mem- H V my inventionis 1 1. A 7 device ,of the character described, c'omprising a suppora; bracket arm, a. swivel connection between one end of-the former; I

comprising an upwardly and outwardly projecting bracket: arm-"adapted to be secured to a support, a vertical portion on the upper end, of the bracket arm and having its outersleeve member rotatably mounted in the to a support, a recessed enlargement on the top face of said clamp, an 'upwardly'andz: outwardly. projecting bracket arm, a 'hori- Zonta-l portion on the lower end thereof, a

boss on the ;under face of said horizontal portion and rotatably nounted in the-recess carried by the of said enlargement, means operable to se vcure said boss against rotation in silld l'ei ccess, a vertlcal portlonon the upper end of the bracket arm and having its outer face recessed, a sleeve member, a boss on the sleeve member rotatably mounted in the recess .of'said vertical portion, means opin said recess, member;

A device 1 erable to secure saidboss against rotationv and a vise carried by the sleeve of the class described com-53* prising a support, aisleeve memberadjustable upon said supportand adapted to receivei therein a vise, and sald'sleeve member having an internal flange adapted toengage withfa'n external rib carried by said vise. tog; V ,preventthe movement of the latter longitudinally of the former.

; 6. A device of-thecla'ss described" comprising a'support, a split sleeve adjustable upon-said support; and adapted to receive};

therein thestationary jaw of a vise, means carried by the'sleeve for locklng the aw sleeveand coacting with asim'ilar means carried by the jaw for preventing the movement- I of the A device' of'the class described comtherein, and a second means carriedby the latter longitudinally of the Eupon s'aid support "and adaptedto receive therein the "stationary jaw of a vise, means for securing said sleeve about said j aw, and

an internal 'flan'ge, carried by 'said sleeve and engageable with arib carried by said jaw for preventing the longitudinal "movement,

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